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Linux and the Unix Philosophy

By: Mike Gancarz

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Paperback | 1 July 2003 | Edition Number 2

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256 Pages

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Unlike so many books that focus on how to use Linux, Linux and the Unix Philosophy explores the "way of thinking that is Linux" and why Linux is a superior implementation of this highly capable operating system.

This book is a revision and expansion of a computer science classic. Every chapter has been thoroughly updated with Linux coverage.

Linux and the Unix Philosophy falls squarely between the "softer" texts on iterative software design and project management and the "how-to" technical texts. Thus far, no one has come out with a book that addresses this topic, either in the Unix space or the Linux space. Linux and the Unix Philosophy covers the same ground as the first edition, while it also presents bold new ideas about Linux and Open Source.

· Concise list of philosophy tenets makes it a handy quick reference
· Anecdotal examples personalize the book for the reader
· Conversational style makes it easy and joyful to read

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"The concept of Linux and the GNU project, while appearing to be the 'next step' of the Unix Philosophy, is only the return from a wayward path. Everything stated in the Unix Philosophy's first edition is just as true today, perhaps even more so. The addition of source code availability allows you to see exactly how these masters of code created their systems, and challenges you to create even faster code with greater capabilities." -Jon "maddog" Hall, Executive Director, Linux International "By effectively linking the principles used in Unix with those used by the Linux development community, Gancarz sheds new light on the Open Source philosophy." -Henry L. Hall, CEO, Wild Open Source

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Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Who will benefit from this book	p. xxi
Chapter overviews	p. xxii
Introduction to The Unix Philosophy	p. xxv
The Unix Philosophy: A Cast of Thousands	p. 1
The Not invented here syndrome	p. 3
Developing Unix	p. 4
Linux: A cast of one plus one million	p. 5
The Unix philosophy in a nutshell	p. 7
One Small Step for Humankind	p. 13
Tenet 1: Small is beautiful	p. 15
Software engineering made easy	p. 17
Looking at a bug	p. 22
Tenet 2: Make each program do one thing well	p. 23
Rapid Prototyping for Fun and Profit	p. 27
Knowledge and the learning curve	p. 29
Tenet 3: Build a prototype as soon as possible	p. 33
The Three Systems of Man	p. 34
The First System of man	p. 35
The Second System of man	p. 39
The Third System of man	p. 42
Linux is both a Third System and a Second System	p. 44
Building the Third System	p. 45
The Portability Priority	p. 49
Tenet 4: Choose portability over efficiency	p. 52
Tenet 5: Store data in flat text files	p. 60
Now That's Leverage!	p. 69
Tenet 6: Use software leverage to your advantage	p. 72
Tenet 7: Use shell scripts to increase leverage and portability	p. 80
The Perils of Interactive Programs	p. 89
Tenet 8: Avoid captive user interfaces	p. 93
Tenet 9: Make every program a filter	p. 102
The Linux environment: Using programs as filters	p. 104
More Unix Philosophy: Ten Lesser Tenets	p. 107
Allow the user to tailor the environment	p. 109
Make operating system kernels small and lightweight	p. 111
Use lowercase and keep it short	p. 112
Save trees	p. 114
Silence is golden	p. 115
Think parallel	p. 117
The sum of the parts is greater than the whole	p. 119
Look for the 90-percent solution	p. 121
Worse is better	p. 122
Think hierarchically	p. 124
Making Unix Do One Thing Well	p. 127
The Unix philosophy: Putting it all together	p. 133
Unix and Other Operating System Philosophies	p. 137
The Atari Home Computer: Human engineering as art	p. 140
MS-DOS: Over seventy million users can't be wrong	p. 143
VMS: The antithesis of UNIX?	p. 145
Through the Glass Darkly: Linux vs. Windows	p. 151
It's the content, stupid!	p. 156
A Cathedral? How Bizarre!	p. 175
Brave New (Unix) World	p. 189
Java	p. 194
Object-Oriented Programming	p. 196
Extreme Programming	p. 197
Refactoring	p. 198
The Apache Jakarta Project	p. 199
The Internet	p. 201
Wireless Communications	p. 202
Web Services	p. 203
Artificial Intelligence	p. 205
About the Author	p. 209
Index	p. 211
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